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1. busymom0 · 1790087819 · focus · HN ↗

   I am a small developer on iOS and the App Store Search ads are super frustrating. When users search for my exact app name, apple shoves 2 full screen ads on top of the search results. Sometimes, it's 1 search results sandwiched in between 2 ads which makes the user miss it because they scrolled past the ads.

   Often these ads are entirely unrelated to what user is searching for. And small developers are being discouraged when big companies are spending millions in ads to rank above them.

   Also, most of the times, the ads are for apps I will never download. I constantly see ads for the Temu app which I will never use. Yet, there's no "don't show this ad again" button.

   1. tensor · 1790098528 · focus · HN ↗

      As a user this also drives me crazy. I want SERACH RESULTS not a fucking full screen ad or maybe even TWO screens worth. Absolutely shit.

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